Communicating Naturally in a Second Language: Theory and Practice in Language Teaching

1987 ◽  
Vol 20 (2) ◽  
pp. 349
Author(s):  
Roslyn Raney ◽  
Wilga M. Rivers
Keyword(s):  
Second Language ◽  
Language Teaching ◽  
Theory And Practice ◽  
Language Theory

BREAKING TRADITION: AN EXPLORATION OF THE HISTORICAL RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THEORY AND PRACTICE IN SECOND LANGUAGE TEACHING.Diane Musumeci. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1997. Pp. xiii + 142. $24.07 paper.

1998 ◽  
Vol 20 (4) ◽  
pp. 593-594
Author(s):  
Joanne Devine
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
Second Language ◽  
Language Learning ◽  
Language Teaching ◽  
Theory And Practice ◽  
Unified Theory ◽  
Second Language Teaching ◽  
Historical Relationship ◽  
Theory Of Language ◽  
The One

In her engrossing account of the historical relationship between theory and practice in second language teaching, Diane Musumeci observes that in the often contentious discussions about this relationship “the one point on which almost everyone agrees is that scant evidence exists to support any single, unified theory of language learning” (p. 3). In Breaking Tradition: An Exploration of the Historical Relationship Between Theory and Practice in Second Language Teaching, Musumeci convincingly argues that the claim that there has been no consistent theory of second language teaching is not only ahistorical but has also discouraged critical investigation of the ideas of tradition and innovation in the field.

scholarly journals Second language acquisition research and materials development: Need to bridge the gap between theory and practice

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 281-291
Author(s):  
Shahzad Karim ◽  
Abdul Saeed ◽  
Naushaba Haq
Keyword(s):  
Second Language ◽  
Second Language Acquisition ◽  
Language Acquisition ◽  
English Language ◽  
Language Teaching ◽  
Theory And Practice ◽  
English Language Teaching ◽  
Substantial Contribution ◽  
Materials Development ◽  
Language Pedagogy

This research paper highlights the issue of the lack of connection between second language acquisition (SLA) theory and research, particularly with regard to language pedagogy and its practical implementation in language teaching materials/textbooks. Based on a theoretical review of the major theoretical perspectives in SLA, the paper underscores that a gap exists between the theory developers (who develop theories through research) and the practitioners (who bear the responsibility for the implementation of theoretical knowledge) in the fields of SLA and materials development. This lack of cohesion between the theory developers and the practitioners causes the development of ineffective English language teaching (ELT) materials which, consequently, fail to make a substantial contribution to effective English language teaching and learning. The paper highlights that it is important to explore SLA theory and research and ensure its implementation in ELT materials. Similarly, there is a need to carry out research about the implementation of SLA theory in materials development and instructed language learning. Such research will be a significant contribution to the field of materials development and will open new horizons in language pedagogy from both theoretical and practical perspectives.

The actual problems of the theory and practice of Russian as a foreign language teaching

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elena Barkhudarova ◽  
Dmitriy Gudkov ◽  
Lyubov Klobukova ◽  
Lidiya Krasilnikova ◽  
Irina Odintsova ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Language ◽  
Language Teaching ◽  
Foreign Language Teaching ◽  
Theory And Practice
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